We are hiring for a remote part-time legal administrator
- Location: Fully remote (UK)
- Hours: 20 hours per week (2.5 days)
- Working Pattern: Flexible
- Salary: £13,250 per annum
About Edgewater Legal
Edgewater Legal is a law firm specialising in the provision of immigration advice to clients navigating their way through the UK’s immigration system.
We do pretty much everything immigration, from family applications to work visas, citizenship to appeals, Global Talent applications to judicial review and more.
We are committed to providing exceptional immigration advice, with very high levels of client care.
About the Role
We are offering an employed role for a friendly and organised part-time legal administrator to join us as soon as possible to help keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes.
This is a fully remote role with genuinely flexible working hours, making it a great option for anyone looking to balance part-time work with other commitments.
You’ll be at the heart of our day-to-day operations, supporting our lawyers and being one of the first points of contact for our clients.
We’re looking for someone who enjoys being organised, takes pride in doing things well, and is keen to learn and grow with us.
Thanks to the flexible nature of this role, it may suit people who are balancing work with other commitments, such as caring responsibilities, study, or other part-time work. We welcome applications from anyone who feels they can meet the requirements of the role.
Main tasks
- Onboarding new clients and liaising with them throughout their journey with us
- Creating, managing and closing client files
- Managing diaries, calendars and key deadlines
- Maintaining and updating document and correspondence templates
- Answering incoming telephone calls and other communications and responding to emails and general enquiries
- Handling a wide range of administrative and organisational tasks
- Providing general administrative support to our lawyers
- Assisting with document management, deadline tracking, procedural requirements and case preparation
- Ledger management and basic financial administration
- Helping with our social media activity and simple content updates
What We’re Looking For
Essential:
- Previous experience in an administrative or office support role
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Discreet, with a strong understanding of client confidentiality
- Able to work remotely
- Comfortable working independently as well as part of a small team
- Highly organised with great attention to detail
- Self-motivated, proactive and keen to learn
- Friendly, empathetic and professional communication style
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable:
- Previous work experience at a law firm
- Familiarity with social media platforms
- Interest in a career in law
- Interest in immigration issues
How to Apply
If this sounds like the kind of role you’d love, we’d really like to hear from you. Please send to enq@edgewaterlegal.com:
- A covering letter clearly stating why you are interested in this role; how your experience and skills match the role; and when you will be available to start, and
- Up-to-date CV
The deadline for applications is 4pm on Thursday 19 February 2026. Suitable candidates will be invited for interview.
We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or race.